Fence-post.



which are UNITED sTATEs ParijrrrV oFF-Ion;

CHARLES F. DAVIS, OF BATTLE CREEK, MICHIGAN. l FENICE-Pos1'.

To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, CHARLEsF. DAvIs, a citizen of the United States, residing at Battle Creek, in the county of Calhoun and State of Michigan, have invented new and useful provements in Fence-Posts, of which the following is a specication.

This invention is a trussed concrete fencepost com rising a molded structure of concrete in W 'ch is embedded a double reinforcing-bar of metal, together with tie-wires, wound around the` bar and project at the ends from the sides of the post, forming means whereby the fence-wires .may be Fig. 2 is a vertical section.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a front elevation of the 0st.

Fig. 3 is -a orizontal section.

The body of this post is made of concrete, preferably consisting of a mixture of one part cement, two parts sand, and four parts crushed stone or gravel, and it is molded in a suitable mold provided for the urpose, in which the truss or reinforcingar is supported.

In the drawings, 6 indicates the cement body. The truss or reinforcement consists of a bar of metal doubled to forni two legs 7, embedded in the concrete, with a bend at the top of the post. The lower ends of the legs are twisted, as indicated at 8, below the lowest wire of the fence.

Tie-Wires are indicated at 9. These wires extend across horizontally through the post and are preferably' spaced apart a distance equal to the spaces desired between the Wires of the fence. Each of the tie-wires 9 is crossedA diagonally from one leg 7-to the other and wound around said legs, as indicated at l0, and the free ends of the wires are left rojecting a sufficient distance bevond' the sides Specicaton of Letters Patent.

Application led June 8,1906. Serial No. 320.779.

Patented Sept. lil` 1906 of the post, so that they may be wound, as indicated at 131, around the fence-Wires 12. The .alternate tie-wires 9 are arranged in opposite diagonal directions from one leg 7 to the other. Said tie-wires serve two purposes-fthey and to stifen the fsarne, and thus reinforce f the concrete, and they also serve as attaching means for the fence-wires, as specified. Wrapping the wires first one the other-that is, on opposite diagonals between thelegs 7-serves to effectively bind 'all the parts together and to engage a portion of the concrete than would e the case ifthe wires were placed straight across. However, the wires may be placed straight across, if desired, Without departin from the scope of the invention. Obvious y the tieto project in the base of the post which will be set in the ground.

I claim* 1. A fence-post comprising Ya concrete body, a doubled metal bar embedded longitudinally therein, and a series of tie-Wires looped around the branches of the bar and having free ends extendin out opposite sides of the ost, the tie-wires eing wound in alternate y opposite directions around the bars, so that they' cross therebetween.

fence-post .comprisin a concrete body, a doubled metal bar em edded longiytudinally therein, and a series each of which is looped around both branches ofthe bar and extends at the ends outeppo` site sides of the post. .A V

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to` this specication in the presence of two subscribing witnesses. A CHARLES F. DAVIS. Witnesses:

JOSEPH A. WILKINsoN,

'DANIEL V. WOLF.

serve to bind the legs 7 together' eater Way and then wires ar'e omitted,l or at least will not be made is. of tie-wires 

